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Co-founders Fatin Hawarri (@fattoooshh ) and Saria Chatila (@schatila ) discuss their personal drive behind @hounanow , and the importance of community-driven spaces. Photography by @schatila Read the full article in Issue 004 - link in bio.

There is a quiet magic in realizing wildflowers are more than just a view, they are food, dye & medicine. It’s even more beautiful when shared with a community that values the earth as much as the art we create from it 🪻🌼🪷 🎥 Documentation & visual storytelling @ghazelllllll Deeply grateful to @hounanow for creating this experience and to @nahlatabbaa for sharing such a wealth of knowledge! 🧚🏽 #wildlife #jordan #visualstorytelling

🌾 Researchers, artists, and writers are invited to think with rice - as method, material, and collaborator. What if rice were an archive? What does absence teach the land? Can care be innovation? Can cooking be research? Whose stories grow in fields? What does rice remember? Can art study climate? Who collaborates beyond humans? How does food hold grief? 🍚 We’ll see you on the sufra soon. Register at the link in our bio!

Get to know the program and voices you’ll be thinking with in the Salon! 🌾✨ Registration is now open with an early bird discount that lasts until May 31! (link in bio 🎟️ )

thank you to everyone who joined us for zhourat club 🌸 a soft spring day spent wandering through the hills of mahis, gathering wild flowers, and creating with the land and each other. we’re so grateful to have shared this gentle, sensory gathering with you; from foraging and learning the names of blooms, to preparing and sharing a wild flower salad, sipping zhourat, crystallizing flowers and ecoprinting our bouquets onto silk. a heartfelt thank you to @nahlatabbaa for guiding us with such intention, generosity, and depth, and for grounding this experience in knowledge, creativity, and love for the land 🌼 with gratitude to @ghazelllllll for capturing these moments so beautifully, your eye held the softness of the day so tenderly 📷 also special appreciation to @mesh_bastatreez.duha for her intentional and grounded vocals that held a sacred space for reflection and connection 🎶 a portion of the proceeds has been donated to @beitelbaraka , supporting their work on the ground in lebanon 💌 we carry this day with us. until the next gathering 🧡

Learn more about the Salon’s delicious offerings in the upcoming slides… 👀🍚 — Poster doodles by @smartestpersonalive

🍚 Salon Sufra returns! Salon Sufra is an online salon presented by @sufra_archive and @hounanow bringing together researchers, artists, and curious minds to explore food through the shared lens of a single ingredient: rice + and the questions it opens. 💭 Come think, make, and gather with us… one grain at a time. Registration is now open with an early bird discount that lasts until May 31! (link in bio 🎟️) — Poster doodles by @smartestpersonalive

Scattered across Jordan’s hills and pathways, wild flowers bloom without instruction; gentle, resilient, and fleeting. This picnic invites us to meet them where they grow, to learn their names, and to create with their color, scent, and taste. From Bandoura Club to Zhourat Club, we’re very excited to present our second collaboration with @nahlatabbaa . Zhourat Club is a picnic-style gathering that explores the edible, botanical, and creative sides of Jordan’s native blooms. Together, we’ll spend the day walking, foraging, creating, and making - a gentle celebration of nature, art, and community. What to expect? 🌸 🗓️ Saturday, April 18th (12:00PM – 5:00PM) 📍Mahis (ماحص) - exact location will be shared by email upon registration. Guided by Nahla Al Tabbaa, an artist, chef, and curator working at the intersection of food, alchemy, and ecology, we’ll begin our day with a slow walk to discover and gather edible wild flowers and herbs. We’ll return to our picnic spot to prepare a freshly foraged collectively made wild flower salad accompanied by locally sourced snacks, and zhourat teas. Then, Nahla will guide the process of ecoprinting your bouquet of flowers onto silk and creating crystallized edible flowers for dessert. We’ll end with a sweet close, reflecting together on what’s been gathered and made. 🎟️ Register at /hounanow/zhouratclub (link in bio) — A few things to bring: 👟 Comfortable walking shoes 💦 A reusable water bottle 🦟 Bug spray 🌞 Hats, sunscreen, and layered clothing - whatever keeps you comfortable outdoors We hold this gathering with an awareness of the realities unfolding across the SWANA region. As we spend time with the land, food, and one another, we remain in solidarity with our communities experiencing genocide, war, displacement, loss, and much more. As part of our commitment to collective responsibility, a portion of this event’s proceeds will be donated to @beitelbaraka working on the ground in Lebanon. 🌼 — Poster doodles by @nahlatabbaa

Cropped #35mm of Beirut, taken on the @hounanow photo walk in November 2025. ❤️‍🩹 Beirut is home to the kindest people I’ve met in my life. The architecture contains a multitude of identities too - buildings that survived several wars, little kiosks, gentrified coffee shops, and the best restaurants you’ll ever eat at in your life. Beirut’s cityscape is a diverse array of buildings coming together to form one of the most beautiful places in the world. To see it under attack is heartbreaking. If you’re able please donate to @lebaneseredcross or to any other charity on the ground in lebanon. . . . #beirutphotography #lebanonphotography #croppedfilm #beirutonfilm

recapping the second iteration of ‘poetry tastes like’ - a reading group series reimagining poetry and literature through a dialogue with taste. this time, the gathering explored themes of devotion, self-discipline, and the entanglements of the ego, honoring the shared moment in which ramadan and lent began on the same day. through a curated selection of poems, we reflected on what it means to fast, to sit with the self when the ego is not constantly fed, and to consider how practices of restraint across traditions can open pathways toward care, humility, and service to others. the evening was titled “qamar al din,” after the beloved apricot drink found across the SWANA region. its name translates poetically to the moon of my faith, or the moon of my devotion, a quiet witness to cycles, reflection, and the dialogue of our inner worlds. the montreal event was organized by @dinaalobo and @weinak.whereareyou , with our support at the wonderful space, @_akermus . a warm shout out to @jugaarpopups and chef soma for the incredible pakoras that accompanied the drinks and conversations. 🧡

“Poetry Tastes Like” is a reading group series reimagining literature through a dialogue with taste, hosted by poet and artist Dina Lobo and beverage pop up WEINAK by Abdulkhaleq Jraidan. In each session, guests engage with curated poems that shape the drink menu. On March 4, we explore what lies at the root of Ramadan. Fasting is a practice shared across many ways of life. This year, Ramadan and Lent began on the same day and in honouring this convergence, we will discuss the practice of self discipline and the entanglement of the ego. This offering is not exclusive to the practice of Ramadan - it extends beyond it. Guided by a collection of poems by varying authors, we ask: when our ego is not fed, what arises? In this spirit, we celebrate community by supporting the hands that feed us. In collaboration with JUGAAR, Chef Soma will be serving fresh pakoras to accompany our drink pairings. A percentage of the ticket price will go directly to her, aligning with Jugaar’s mission to empower South Asian aunties in Montreal by creating avenues of alternate income for those facing work barriers. We invite you to Poetry Tastes Like: “Qamar Al Din,” the name of a beloved apricot drink across the SWANA region. Within its name, poetry resides and translates to “the moon of faith.” The moon, the witness to the dialogue of our shadows. Each guest will receive a personalised envelope containing all materials. Drinks are non-alcoholic and included in the ticket price. TICKET LINK IN BIO 🌹 Doors close at 7:30 PM sharp. ——— About our collaborators: Houna (هـنــا), meaning ‘Here’ in Arabic, embodies the present moment. Through art, Houna fosters community education, wellbeing, and cultural reconnection, centering the SWANA experience. Jugaar: creates multi-sensorial pop ups where south Asian aunties showcase their stories through the love language of food.

recapping the first iteration of ‘poetry tastes like’ - a reading group series reimagining poetry and literature through a dialogue with taste. the first theme of the series, platonic love, invited guests to sit with poetry, sip on beverages inspired by the readings, share in open dialogue, and write together in community. the montreal event was organized by @dinaalobo & @weinak.whereareyou , with our support and we’re feeling very grateful to have been a part of it. 10% of the ticket sales will soon be on its way to a trusted organization in sudan 💌